Valerie Hobson
(1917-1998), Film and stage actress; wife of John ProfumoValerie Babette Louise Hobson
Sitter in 29 portraits
Born in Larne, Northern Ireland and educated at RADA, Hobson's early films included The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Following a brief contract with Universal Studios, Hobson returned to England and appeared with Douglas Fairbanks Jr in Jump for Glory (1937). During the 1930s and 1940s she made The Drum (1938) and Q Planes (1939) for Alexander Korda and appeared in Michael Powell's The Spy in Black (1939) and Contraband (1940). In 1939 Hobson married Anthony Havelock-Allan, who produced several of her films. They divorced in 1952. Hobson retired from the screen following her marriage to politician John Profumo in 1954.
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1940s
NPG x32906
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, circa 1945
NPG x14107
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1947
NPG x75952
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1947
NPG x75953
by Bob Penn
modern bromide print, 1949
NPG x88518
Valerie Hobson in 'The Rocking Horse Winner'
by Cannons of Hollywood (George Frederic Cannons)
bromide print, 1949
NPG x34534
Valerie Hobson, Sir Alec Guinness and others in 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'
by Bob Penn
resin print, circa 1949
NPG x28724
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 31 December 1954
NPG x196130
possibly by Antony Beauchamp
cream-toned vintage bromide print, circa 1956
NPG x135691
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 28 March 1962
NPG x196131
by Norman Parkinson
cibachrome print, 11 December 1985
NPG x126889
by Norman Parkinson
bromide fibre print, 11 December 1985
NPG x126895
Diners at Denham Studios Restaurant
by Anthony Wysard
watercolour and pencil, published 1937
NPG D312
by Lenare
cellulose acetate negative, 16 January 1956
NPG x8131
Related People
- Sir Anthony James Allan Havelock-Allan, 4th Bt (husband)
- Anthony Mark David Havelock-Allan (son)
- David John Profumo (son)
- John Dennis ('Jack') Profumo (husband)
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